English poem
85. Titles and right 's an empty…
by Anonymous
85. Titles and right 's an empty, formal word, And all the jus divinum's in the sword; The crown's a hieroglyphic to the steel, Subjects may think of that, but this they feel. 'Tis force supports the high tyrannic jest, And men obey, because they can't resist; So heav'n itself, as learned men have said, Would have no subjects, if the devil were dead.